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[ad_1] China plans to launch a new generation crew space capsule at 10:06 UTC on May 5, 2020, using the first Long March-5B rocket. The launch will take place from the Launch Complex LC101 of the Wenchang Space Flight Launch Center in Hainan.(Main image via CCTV) A landing is expected …

[ad_1] The “clearest picture in the world of craters on the Moon” has been revealed. The stunning image is courtesy of a Californian astrophotographer who combined ‘moon phase’ snapshots to create it. The images actually consist of thousands of shots stacked on top of each otherCredit: SWNS: Southwest News Service …

[ad_1] The Eta Aquariids are about to reach their peak, as the sky is lit by the remains of Halley’s Comet. Meteor shower lasts from late April to May, but peaks around the first week of the month, meaning they should be especially visible in the coming days. During their …

[ad_1] If you look up at the sky tonight, you can notice a fleet of lights flying across the night sky. But before you worry that the lights are a sign of an alien invasion, luckily there is a simple explanation – it’s Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites! They form a …

[ad_1] This week, a strange train of lights will soar through the night sky over the UK as Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite train presents an impressive display. The lights will fly through the dark skies in formation and you will have several opportunities to catch the bright lights this week. …

[ad_1] POT NASA and SpaceX is teaming up to launch a rocket that takes two astronauts into space. This is the first time since 2011 that a rocket carrying people into space has taken off from American soil. The Demo-2 mission will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in …

[ad_1] Smartphones may be acting as “Trojan horses” for the coronavirus, a new study warned. Bond University researchers have warned that phones can harbor a staggering cocktail of live germs, including the coronavirus, and are urging the public to regularly decontaminate their devices. In the study, the team reviews 56 …

[ad_1] A photographer has taken the clearest images in the world of moon craters by combining multiple shots of the lunar line where light meets darkness. California-based astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy stacked thousands of images together in lunar phases to show the moon’s surface in all its glory. The lunar enthusiast …

[ad_1] More than 50 years ago, on July 20, 1996, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two men to walk on the lunar surface during NASA’s iconic Apollo 11 mission. Meanwhile, Michael Collins spent more than 21 hours alone in the Command Module, while the pair conducted their …

[ad_1] A Crew Dragon mass simulator descends under four main parachutes during a drop test on Friday. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX completed the latest Dragon crew capsule parachute drop test on Friday before the first astronaut launch on the human-rated spacecraft on May 27, while technicians at Cape Canaveral attached the …